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The Huffington Post notes that a court in Portugal
ordered a garbage company to re-hire a worker it had
terminated because he was drunk on the job.

The main reason was that the company, which wasn’t named, didn’t
have a formal written policy on alcohol in the workplace.
But the court went further, suggesting there might actually be
benefits to being soused at work.

"It is to be noted that with alcohol, the worker may forget about
life's hardships ... and the public may even consider that this
happy worker is a very efficient, excellent and quick remover of
scrap," according to the ruling, as quoted by HuffPo.

Most U.S. companies that don’t want their employees
hitting the Wild Turkey tend to write such language into
contracts. However, they are routinely broken. In theory, getting
a cold one from the beer cart during a sales golf meeting or
having wine at a client dinner, can violate the policies. Mostly,
companies don’t enforce these rules unless someone goes too far.

However, at the same time, drinking on the job can be dangerous.
No one wants a drunk at the wheel of a construction crane, or
someone smelling like Ketel One and Listerine at a client
presentation.

Still, would allowing a worker to take a dram now and again spur
creativity or make them happier? Let us know if you would allow
your employees to drink on the job.